How to start WhatsApp, Teams, Slack, Telegram, and Discord Minimized in Linux Mint
Linux Mint does not have a definitive way to start applications minimized. Rather it relies on the author of the application to provide switches which
Operating Systems
How to determine Disk Model, Mirror Status, BIOS version, BIOS date, and Model Product Name of a computer using Ubuntu
Here are some really useful Linux commands that helps you examine what kind of computer hardware you have and it’s status. BIOS Version ~ sudo
How to install Wine on Ubuntu Linux / Linux Mint
Wine provides a software compatibility layer for Windows on Linux. It translates Windows API calls to POSIX calls. It works for a lot of Windows
SNMP Troubleshooting
SNMP Troubleshooting Tips SNMP logs events to /var/log/messages The key to solving SNMP issues is to examine that log file. Also check /etc/hosts.deny it could
Virtualmin quota troubleshooting on an XFS file system
Background Enabling disk quotas are essential to managing your hard drive resources. Even if you don’t have restrictions, turning on quotas and putting in soft
Linux Mint – Unable to mount USB STICK – Not authorized to perform this operation
On a perfectly installed Linux Mint PC, running Ubuntu 18.04 under the hood, you suddenly get the following message when inserting a USB Stick into
How to do UDP Ping with Linux
Background UDP Ping is really useful especially to see if SNMP is running. The syntax for UDP checking commands is a bit obscure so we’ve
How to reset the keychain password on an Apple Mac computer
At times the Keychain password will become out of sync with your Mac password for whatever reason. Once this has happened there will be annoying
How to run a CRON job every 5 minutes
The following command syntax will run a CRON job every 5 minutes: */5 * * * * sh /root/rsync-home.sh */5 every 5 Minutes * Every
How to get rsync to not overlap because the previous job has not completed
If you’re using a CRON to control rsync, you might run into a condition whereby the first rsync CRON job hasn’t completed and another one